2018-03-26

TV 2 Fagernes Chess International 2018


The 2018 edition of the Fagernes Chess International tournament is played between 25th March and 4th April in Fagernes, 187 km north of Oslo, Norway. Main organizer is Hans Olav Lahlum in cooperation with the Norwegian Chess Federation.

Groups:
GM-group: A 9-round Swiss open for all players having the official titles GM, IM, FM, WGM, WIM or WFM from FIDE.
Rate of Play: Classical 2 hours in 40 moves, then 1 hour for the rest.

IM-group: Closed group with 10 players with FIDE-rating above 2300
Rate of Play:90 minutes/40 moves + 30 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment.

Elo-group (The open Norwegian Championship): A 9-round FIDE-rated Swiss open for all tournament players regardless of Elo. 
Rate of Play: Classical 2 hours in 40 moves, then 1 hour for the rest.

Fagernes Easter Blitz: A 9-round FIDE-ratet Swiss open to all players. Played in 2 groups over/under Elo 1500.
Rate of Play:3 minutes per game with 2 seconds increment.

Official site

Schedule: (CET)
Round 1  25 March 2018 17.30-23.30
Round 2 26 March 2018 14.00-20.00
Round 3 27 March 2018    10.00-16.00
Round 4   27 March 2018  17.30-23.30
Round 5  28 March 2018  14.00-20.00
Round 6 29 March 2018 14.00-20.00
Round 7 30 March 2018 14.00-20.00
Round 8 31 March 2018 13.00-19.00
Round 9 1 April 2018 09.00-15.00

Fagernes Easter Rapid:
day 1     29 March 2018    20.00
day 2     30 March 2018    20.00

Fagernes Easter Blitz:
31 March 2018      19.00


Watch the games of the Fagernes Chess International 2018 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.

You can see games from previous issues of the tournament with computer analysis at ChessBomb:
Fagernes Chess International 2017
Fagernes Chess International 2016
Fagernes Chess International 2015
Fagernes Chess International 2014